This week, Sam Sarvis, the national YWAM Thailand director, came and spoke to us about the nature and character of God. Scripture identifies that Father God is faithful, kind, holy, just, and loving. He is a relational being who values us more than anything else that he created in the Universe. He desires to be our perfect Father (Ps. 2:7, 68:5, 103:13, 139:17-18, Is. 9:6, 64:8, Luke 11:11), perfect husband (Is. 54:5, 62:5, Hosea 2:16, Rev. 19:7), perfect King/authority figure (2 Chron. 20:6, Rev. 15:3), and perfect friend (Ex. 33:17, John 15:13-15, Matt. 11:19).

In the Old Testament, the Jews could only see God as a powerful creator and judge of their actions, but in the New Testament, we see that Jesus calls the same God “Abba (Father)” and makes this relationship personal. Our Abba Father wants to be our Daddy especially when we have nothing to offer him, when we are grieving or hurting, when our plans fail, and when we disobey him. He grants forgiveness freely if we genuinely ask for it. Like the prodigal son, he welcomes us home with open arms and rejoices over us, not by using force and then condemning our actions. Yet, he loves us enough to let us choose our own actions.

 
This week, we have been praying for a breakthrough in our class that Daddy God would bring revival and a new perspective of who he is. On Wednesday, that prayer was answered and many of our classmates were able to receive a deeper revelation of the Father’s love in their lives. Emotional wounds from their pasts, family relationships, and misconceptions about who God really is were broken and there is a new sense of freedom and intimacy with the Lord. We are asking for more!